Kerry just showed how far behind the curve he is.

Bush sets an ambitious agenda for a second term and Kerry's petulant response is Dick Cheney had a draft deferment (shouldn't he be mentioning Edwards deferments if he wants to bring up the subject?). This is just the thing to inspire the nation; let's debate implementation of the Selective Service Act 1965-1972. He's now mired himself into only being able to respond; he's lost the ability to set an agenda. Everything he has to say, he has already said. Well, I guess he could tell us what is secret plan for Iraq is. Or maybe his secret plan for the economy (which is doing quite nicely, thank you very much).

For the record, no one, not Bush, not Cheney, not Miller, no one has impuned Kerry's patriotism. They have been quite specific to say they challange his judgement.